Definitely agree with your dislike of 2-way bids under most circumstances. We decided the only acceptable place to use one was for 1♣-1♥ since the auction begins at a sufficiently low enough level to allow for all the shapes and strengths to still be disclosed before 3N.
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Hi Kit - My partner and I use similar principles during our strong 1♣ auctions with coded asking bids by opener after transfer positives. If you have been exploring ways to unload your 1♣-2♦ (heart positive) hand types, we use the following strategies:
1♣ - 2N: GF, 6 ...